U21 World League

Thunder Stadium
Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roland Varga kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Norberto Incendio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Desiderio Endura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Almási, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. When Szolnoki MÁV's Patrik Almási in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SOUTH THUNDER's goalie prevented a goal. After 17 minutes, Lukács Antal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Szolnoki MÁV and the SOUTH THUNDER players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th match minute, Szolnoki MÁV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lukács Antal to maneuver through the defense. Mátyás Lisztes acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 18th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Godfredo Salomone. When Edgard Quintan came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the SOUTH THUNDER fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edgard Quintan couldn't finish the play. SOUTH THUNDER's Desiderio Endura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Varga in the 21st minute of play. Szolnoki MÁV's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bálint Simon in the 23rd minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of SOUTH THUNDER's goalie and right to Lajos Káposztás. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. SOUTH THUNDER's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Mátyás Lisztes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgard Quintan in the 26th minute. Szolnoki MÁV's Mátyás Lisztes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgard Quintan in the 27th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roland Varga in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Desiderio Endura saved SOUTH THUNDER from getting behind. In the 33rdth minute of the game Arturo Acevedo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Szolnoki MÁV's Mátyás Lisztes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Franco Mastantuono hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Desiderio Endura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Csanád Újvári, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Roland Varga in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Desiderio Endura prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Edgard Quintan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Franco Mastantuono recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arturo Acevedo to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Szolnoki MÁV's goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Quintan came free, but Mátyás Lisztes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, SOUTH THUNDER's Desiderio Endura got control of the ball when Patrik Almási tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 62nd minute Edgard Quintan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mátyás Lisztes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Desiderio Endura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Csanád Újvári, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. SOUTH THUNDER's Desiderio Endura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Varga in the 68th minute of play. Desiderio Endura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland Varga in the 69th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Roland Varga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Desiderio Endura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Desiderio Endura was a little too slow when Roland Varga got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 0-2. A collision led to SOUTH THUNDER getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Norberto Incendio hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, Patrik Almási dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Desiderio Endura, 0-3. Desiderio Endura stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roland Varga's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Mátyás Lisztes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgard Quintan went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score.